(a) Although we have described the hydrogenation of an alkene as an addition reaction, organic chemists often...

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(a) Although we have described the hydrogenation of an alkene as an addition reaction, organic chemists often refer to it as a "reduction." Use the method described in Section 12.2A for assigning oxidation states to explain this usage of the word "reduction."
(a) Although we have described the hydrogenation of an alkene

(b) Provide a similar analysis for this reaction:

(a) Although we have described the hydrogenation of an alkene
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118133576

11th edition

Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder

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